Will be staying on the seawall Aug 8-10 and would like to do some fly fishing one morning for trout or reds or just anything. Any suggestions where I should try, and/or a guide that would not break the bank, but put me on a few fish?
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Surf would be good depending on water and wind. If it's green you'll have good shots and pomps, trout and ladyfish. I don't like SLP, dangerous, trashy and too many people. The marsh drains behind Point Weste usually has some good reds. But if the water isn't good for the surf my first choice would be Rollover bay.
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I haven't had a lot of success with it, but I've just started. If you're driving, you might want to stop by Fishing Tackle Unlimited on I-45 & Fuqua for pattern suggestions. I've heard the fly guy ties a "redfish crack" that is unbelievable.
Seems like best luck is on the bayside, or across SLP in Bastrop Bay. You should be able to wade most of those, but watch out for the current at the pass. Wouldn't recommend wading there.
The seaweed is so bad in Galveston there's not much point in fishing off the beach unless you go to one of the fishing piers or have a boat/kayak.
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Originally posted by docmay View PostI would consider trying to find some lights you can fish at night or very early morning. Schoolie trout are a blast on the fly and a five weight will be fine. Small clousers in white or white/chartreuse should work as well as small shrimp and glass minnow patterns.
Thanks.
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I don't know galveston, but we fish the lights a bunch in corpus and have caught some serious trout! up to 22" off the lights, but mostly around 13-14" and normally off a backwards running shrimp I tie.
For Reds I'd try my luck sight casting with deceivers, crab patterns, and red and gold poppers.
I cant tell you where as I've never fished galveston, but just some suggestions of what I've seen in corpus
Good Luck brotha!
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